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“We Talked About Straight People Sex”: The Health Education Experiences of Queer and Trans Youth in Utah
No full textThis article explores how Utah’s health education curriculum shapes the experiences of queer and trans youth. Drawing on critical ethnography conducted at an urban public high school, the study foregrounds the voices of six queer and trans students. Findings reveal that abstinence-focused and heteronormative curricula render these youth invisible, exclude critical information on queer, trans, and intersex health, and compromise students’ well-being. Participants described feelings of discomfort, irrelevance, and pressure to act as informal educators for peers. Their accounts highlight the urgent need for queerly responsive health education that affirms diverse identities, normalizes inclusion, and provides accurate, relevant information. Such changes are vital for fostering safer, more affirming school environments where all students can thrive
Instructional Decisions of Elementary Principals for Implementing Dual Language Programs for Emergent Bilinguals
Full text linkThis study explores the instructional decisions made by elementary principals in implementing dual language programs, with a focus on the choice of language for state reading assessments. Utilizing a qualitative phenomenological approach, the research examines the lived experiences of eight principals in a South Texas school district, offering insights into the challenges of maintaining program fidelity while meeting state accountability demands. Key findings highlight the tensions principals face in balancing the integrity of the dual language model with the pressures of standardized testing. The study underscores the need for flexible district policies and enhanced leadership training, advocating for a leadership approach rooted in transformative and social justice principles to better support the academic success of Emergent Bilingual students. This research contributes to the broader understanding of the complexities involved in dual language program implementation and offers recommendations for educational leaders and policymakers
Leading with Data, Leading with Ethics: A Practical Ethics Guide in Statistics and Data Analysis for Educational Leaders
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In today\u27s data-driven and data-informed educational landscape, leaders face increasing pressure to make decisions and present results based on what appear to be comprehensive statistical analyses. However, the ethical implications of these responsibilities can be complex, particularly when statistical results carry the potential to be miscommunicated, misinterpreted, misrepresented, or even misused. This article explores some of the critical aspects of ethical statistical practices in educational leadership and provides practical considerations for leaders in using and presenting data responsibly. Specifically, the narrative contained herein emphasizes ethical practice associated with statistics and data analysis, not simply the ethics of general research practices. By examining common intentional and unintentional misuses of statistics, as well as providing recommendations for best practices, this article aims to equip educational leaders with some practical tools and dispositions necessary to ensure that their data-driven, data-informed decisions are ethical, transparent, and serve the best interests of their students and constituents
Understanding AI’s Potential in Creativity and Research
Full text linkWe experimented with artificial intelligence (Al) to better understand its limitations, guiding principles, and ethical impacts in creative and academic research and writing. Our project\u27s purpose was to explore if Al can only harm creative endeavors and should therefore remain separate from the arts. Our methodology involved prompting and re-prompting to compose a variety of texts, demonstrating that the use of Al for creative and academic works can involve critical thinking. This process included giving the Als broad-scope prompts and narrowing in on specific tasks with repetitive re-prompting. We applied this method to writing, gathering resources, and providing enough background to generate accurate outputs. The first half of the project included providing Claude with research on poetry and constructing a poetry collection that combined human creativity and Al capabilities. The other half involved gathering different academics\u27 statements on the way Al is impacting artists\u27 communities and had Claude design a website, write a literature review, and generate art over this current debate. We determined the importance of enhancement over the replacement of learning, discovered that the capabilities Al possesses can be a guiding tool for those who are unfamiliar with the creative process, and demonstrated that the use of Al can be used without forfeiting the human aspects of critical thinking
A Survey of Fruiting Parasitic and Saprotrophic Fungi Species during the Fall Season in Nacogdoches County, TX
No full textA Multidimensional Model of Attitudes Toward Sponsorship
Full text linkSport sponsorship is an important marketing tool, with many of its elements having received previous research attention. Although researchers have examined attitudes toward sport sponsorship, the theoretical grounding of attitudes is often incomplete, and theoretically distinct terms are frequently used interchangeably (e.g., attitudes and beliefs). The purpose of this study was to critically examine the literature regarding attitudes toward, and beliefs about, sponsorship to review the common frameworks utilized in examining the constructs, and analyze their theoretical appropriateness. A systematized review methodology was undertaken, through which a definition for attitude toward sponsorship was developed using the tripartite framework for attitude formation as the basis. The underlying processes within the tripartite framework, namely cognitive, affective, and conative processes were then reimagined in the context of sponsorship to create a new multidimensional model of attitudes toward sport sponsorship. This study creates the foundation upon which the authors intend for new avenues of research to be developed using this more robust framework
Book Review: Justice Batted Last
Full text linkBook Review of Don Zminda\u27s (2025) Justice Batted Last: Ernie Banks, Minnie Miñoso, and the Unheralded Players Who Integrated Chicago\u27s Major League Team
Book Review: The Olympics That Never Happened: Denver \u2776 and the Politics of Growth
Full text linkThe issue of economic growth and its historical ties to modern sport is of central importance to contemporary sport business researchers. After all, considering that the growth-driven sport industry is increasingly trying to balance improving the sustainability of their present practices and facilities with maintaining its emphasis on expansion, accumulation, and revenue generation–resulting in organizations like the International Olympic Committee (IOC) engaging in “greenwashing” (Boykoff, 2025)–we (meaning sport researchers) need plentiful work that takes seriously the issue of economic growth and its impacts on the decision-making of sporting organizations. Adam Berg’s recent book The Olympics That Never Happened: Denver ‘76 and the Politics of Growth, can be considered one such work. The book studies how commercial or economic growth shaped the decision made by the citizens of the U.S. state of Colorado in 1972 to bar the state from using public funding to host the 1976 Olympic Games, which ultimately led to the IOC moving the Games to Innsbruck, Austria. For scholars and researchers looking to better understand how ideas of economic growth in turn shape understandings of sport and its perceived benefits and impacts, the book offers a detailed and fascinating case study